Monday, June 11, 2007

Napoleon's sword sold

Napoleon's sword sold for $6.4 million (AP)

An auction house employee displays a gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy, the last of Napoleon's swords in private hands, during its auction at the Fontainebleau auction house, southeast of Paris, Sunday, June 10, 2007. The sword was sold on Sunday for more than euro4.8 million (US$6.4 million), the auction house said. The buyer was not immediately identified. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy 200 years ago was sold Sunday for more than $6.4 million, an auction house said.


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